French National Railroads have converted to 4-8-4 type, locomotive of 4-8-2 class originally built for former French State Railroads in 1932; purpose was to increase power of locomotives and to change cylinders from single expansion to compound; 4-8-4 locomotive being used to determine what advantages are offered by this system of compounding.


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    Title :

    French roads consider construction of three-cylinder compounds


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 123 , n 13


    Publication date :

    1947


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    French four-cylinder compounds

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